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Magic arises when invaders from other worlds threaten the Earth, empowering mages to fight back. Legend and history blur when mages emerge to protect the world, and now, they are needed again. The newest generation of mages is struggling to balance their ordinary lives as college students in the small town of Ravenslake and their duty to defend an entire world.

Ben, Louisa, Abu, and the 13th Lancers helped fight the Remulan Empire to a standstill. Their reward is to face a looming threat from an army of malevolent aliens bent on the extinction of all other intelligent life. If that isn't daunting enough, major powers, determined to dominate a post-Lamentations world, conspire to control the Earthlings' weapon knowledge or prevent anyone else from doing so, no matter the cost. All the while, Masako languishes, a prisoner to the man who would rule them all.

Die Außenweltler sind besiegt, die Lithoiden vernichtet. Endlich scheint sich der lang ersehnte Frieden über Hearth zu legen–doch die Diener des Chaos verfolgen ihre eigenen Pläne. Sie wollen den Unruhestifter ausschalten und ihn wie eine Marionette kontrollieren. Einmal ein todgeweihter Soldat, immer ein todgeweihter Soldat. Doch Erzherzog Maximilian Walewski wird das nicht hinnehmen. Wenn sich ein Kampf anbahnt, ist er bereit, der ganzen Welt den Krieg zu erklären–selbst den Göttern! Denn nur so lässt sich wahre Größe erlangen.

Die Zwillingsbrüder Fargon und Aiden finden nach dem grausamen Tod ihrer Eltern in der Königsstadt Astoria die Chance auf eine hoffnungsvolle Zukunft. Schon bald haben die beiden das höchste Ziel: Sie wollen Pferdereiter des Königs werden. Allerdings geht dieser Traum nur für einen von ihnen in Erfüllung, während der andere voller Groll der neuen Heimat den Rücken kehrt. Einige Sommer später treffen sie wieder aufeinander, und schnell wird klar, dass auch nach all der Zeit derselbe Unmut zwischen den Brüdern herrscht.

Wohin ist der Kaiser verschwunden? Wer zieht die Fäden der finsteren Verschwörung im Kaiserreich? Nutzen Feinde aus dem Ausland das Chaos für ihre eigenen Zwecke? Und vor allem: Ist Alexanderrr bereit, alles zu riskieren, um sich durch dieses gefährliche Netz aus Intrigen und Verrat zu kämpfen? Die Antworten auf diese und viele weitere Fragen erwarten euch in diesem Buch–vielleicht. Oder vielleicht auch nicht…

Sie waren nur eine Gruppe gewöhnlicher Dämonologen, die versuchten, einen gewöhnlichen Dämon zu beschwören…doch im Moment der Beschwörung ging etwas schief. Aber hey, ob Dämon oder Dämonologe, welchen Unterschied macht das schon? Mir war klar, dass ich so oder so meinen Spaß haben würde.

The author presents a collection of seven short stories set in the Outlander universe, never before published together, including two original stories and featuring beloved character Jamie Fraser.

In which, a 17-year-old apprentice dealer in rare books is sent from Paris to England by her father, to obtain incunabula and medieval books of devotion - and whatever secrets of political intrigue or finance may come to hand in the process. In the course of her business, though, Minnie meets Harold Grey (Lord John’s elder brother), the newly-widowed (and alarmingly deranged) Duke of Pardloe, and things fall out.

Number one New York Times best-selling author Diana Gabaldon has captivated millions of listeners with her critically acclaimed Outlander novels, the inspiration for the Starz original series. From the moment Claire Randall stepped through a standing stone circle and was thrown back in time to the year 1743 - and into a world that threatens life, limb, loyalty, heart, soul, and everything else Claire has - listeners have been hungry to know everything about this world and its inhabitants, particularly a Scottish soldier named Jamie Fraser.

Among the tightly held secrets of 18th-century France, young Esprit Lenoir finds himself entangled in a web of passion, magic, and self-discovery that will span centuries and continents. The seventeen-year-old carnival performer conceals a truth threatening to tear his world apart. His queer desires are unspeakable, and his family’s rejection looms large.

Una ladrona que viaja en el tiempo. Un guerrero vikingo. Ella es su enemiga. Él es su captor. Una noche de pasión podría destruirlos o acabar liberándolos.

Thanks to the silversmith Fran, Lawrence now has a map of the North. But Lawrence's gladness at the thought of finally being able to take Holo back to her home is short-lived, as upon revisiting Lenos he is embroiled in the strife surrounding a forbidden text. It is said that this mysterious...

This collection of short stories from the world of Spice & Wolf features three new vignettes from Lawrence and Holo's journeys, as well as a novella that follows Norah the shepherdess and her faithful sheepdog, Enek, as they put the city of Ruvinheigen behind them and try to forge a new path...

In Saint-Pierre—where banners rise above stone keeps and villagers toil—17-year-old Etienne learns that loyalty is everything under the stern Lord Bertrand.

The Dungeon of the Absolute has awakened, becoming an existential threat to the town of Bentham, where Master Alchemist Elijah Kaine has made his home and hopes to make his fortune. Endless waves of monsters stand between him and the elusive ingredients he needs to concoct a potion of immortality. Elijah will have to muster every ounce of his skill and resources to emerge triumphant once more.

Scoundrels are always afraid of the truth. It reveals their true colors, which are otherwise concealed beneath a veneer of decency. The necromancer prince Max Richter can find the truth wherever it's hidden: in a magical prison atop a remote mountain, in the depths of foci poisoned by Abomination, or even in the past.

From an outsider’s perspective, Tyler Bane’s adult life is all too perfect. He founded a thriving software company, lives comfortably in an affluent neighborhood, and plans to marry his beautiful fiancée, Michelle Nolan. Little does he know, their lives in cozy Casper, Wyoming, are about to take a dramatic turn when they meet John Harrington, the owner of a local antique shop. Among a myriad of unusual items in the store, they discover a mannequin of a Sioux chief. On its wrist is a leather bracelet with a red gemstone centerpiece.

Magical battles alone will not rid the world of Abomination. The necromancer prince Maximilian Richter sets out in search of knowledge that will help create new magical technologies. The Great Clans have been keeping a secret for centuries, and now it's time to reveal the truth. The planet will be healed from blight. The other Princes want to interfere with this healing, but Max now has a new weapon. Could it be . . . а dragon?!

Mages live longer than regular people. Some of them live a thousand years before they even start to grow up. Otherwise, they'd know fighting necromancers was futile. We do not fear death; for us, it's all in a day's work. My enemies want to crush my little clan by overwhelming us with numbers, but even our schoolchildren are as good as a whole army of professional warriors. There's a great war coming. And, strange as it may seem, the necromancers will be the ones fighting for the side of life!

A bracelet. A curse. And golden fishbones to be returned to the sea ... Guangdong, 1940. When Ha Yut Ying narrowly escapes Japanese soldiers by turning invisible, she knows her new-found magic must be kept a secret. But her mother, whose dreams foretell the future, suspects her daughter has...